South Africa: President warns against any attempt to undermine the country's stability

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned on Saturday that any attempt to weaken democracy in the country would be doomed to failure, a week after the burning of Parliament and a few months after violent riots.

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During a speech during the celebrations marking the 110th anniversary of the ANC, the ruling party, in Polokwane in the province of Limpopo (north-east), Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country had experienced acts in recent years "

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," he told some 2,000 activists. ANC gathered in a stadium.

The President cited the devastating fire of the South African Parliament in Cape Town last Sunday and the deadly riots that rocked the country after the imprisonment of his predecessor Jacob Zuma as examples of acts threatening the stability and security of the country. "

", he indicated. A few days after the fire, a man was arrested while destroying the windows of the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg.

The president also cited as examples of acts threatening democracy the "

" crime and corruption in the country, pointed out in the first part of an expected report on state corruption in the era of the former. President Jacob Zuma (2009-2018), handed over earlier this week.

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," he said.

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On Friday evening, on the eve of the ANC's 110th anniversary celebrations, Cyril Ramaphosa's speech to an audience of businessmen and women and party officials was interrupted by an unexplained power cut.

While the president tried to play down the incident, local media considered it a security risk and, according to Police Minister Bheki Cele, is under investigation.